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A regional leader in obstetrics and maternal fetal medicine.

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ChristianaCare is a regional leader in obstetrics and maternal fetal medicine research and is a member of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit Network. The network focuses on clinical questions in maternal fetal medicine and obstetrics, particularly with respect to the continuing problem of preterm birth.

OB/GYN research at ChristianaCare focuses on the following health concerns for newborns and new mothers:

  • Preventing preterm birth.
  • Identifying normal fetal growth standards.
  • Understanding the cause of child development disorders.

Research efforts are supported by the staff and resources of ChristianaCare, one of the nation’s top providers of obstetric services and one of the largest and most experienced maternity centers and neonatal intensive care units in the Delaware Valley.

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The purpose of this research study is to find out whether pessary or vaginal progesterone lowers the risk of babies being born preterm to women.
Treatments are available for this common lifelong health condition  

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OB/GYN Research Department

Christiana Hospital, Room 2905
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road,
Newark, DE 19718